Federico Colombo is an Italian

Italy

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 professional golf

Golf

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er who plays on the European Tour.

Career

Colombo won several junior amateur events in his home country, before taking up a golf scholarship to the University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas

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 in 2007. He spent a year in Arkansas, but turned professional in late 2008 having reached the final stage of qualifying school

Qualifying school

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 for the European Tour. Playing the final stage as his first professional tournament, Colombo finished T29th and earned a place on the European Tour for 2009. After a slow start, making only one cut, Colombo concentrated on the second-tier Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour

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, and subsequently played full-time at that level for two further seasons, with a best result of T2nd in the 2010 Kazakhstan Open

Kazakhstan Open

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. In 2011, he recorded eight top ten finishes in 20 events to finish seventh in the rankings and secure a return to the European Tour.

Amateur wins

• 2003 European Boys Championship, Italian U-16 Amateur Championship
• 2005 Italian U-18 Amateur Championship
• 2006 Italian Boys Championship
• 2007 Italian U-21 Amateur Championship

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